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ferrichrome

ferrichrome noun: a cyclic hexapeptide siderophore produced by some fungi.

Noun

ferrichrome (countable and uncountable, plural ferrichromes)

  1. A cyclic hexapeptide siderophore produced by some fungi.
  2. (attributive, often) An audio cassette tape formulation having a five-micron ferric base coated with one micron of chromium dioxide pigment.
    • A cassette containing the new ferrichrome tape came with the unit, and we used this as well as a standard cassette (Maxell) […]1975, Consumer Guide, page 197
    • Sony's was the only deck to accept ferrichrome tape, which has now become rare. Most decks have ceased to cater for it since the advent of metal tape.1984, Hi-fi News & Record Review, volume 29, numbers 1-6, page 59

Forms of ferrichrome

pluralferrichromes

Questions about ferrichrome

What does ferrichrome mean?
Ferrichrome means a cyclic hexapeptide siderophore produced by some fungi.
What part of speech is ferrichrome?
Ferrichrome is a noun.
What is the plural of ferrichrome?
The plural of ferrichrome is ferrichromes.

Words near ferrichrome in the dictionary

  1. ferricadouzers
  2. ferricatalase
  3. ferricatalases
  4. ferricenium
  5. ferriceniums
  6. ferrichrome
  7. ferrichromes
  8. ferricinium
  9. ferriciniums
  10. Ferrick
  11. Ferricks

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